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One thing that has interested me in the 60 years or so since I moved into Lewis County is the number of small communities that thrived for a while and then disappeared, many — if not most …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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10/29/21
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Of all the answers to questions posed by The Chronicle Editorial Board during a series of local election debates, none were more puzzling than one offered by Port of Centralia Commission challenger …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/27/21
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Pursuing public office requires courage.
It means your private life is in many cases no longer private, that your past mistakes could be used against you and that those brave enough to put their …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/27/21
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Under a hot summer sun in August, my stepdaughter and I discussed which dates would work best for us to watch a Washington State University Cougar home football game.
My daughter plays clarinet in …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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10/25/21
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The 75th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials went by with hardly a mention in November 2020.
Now, in 2021, 76 years later, the lessons of Nuremberg should be remembered and …
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By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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10/22/21
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As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down and the rest of our country returns to life as normal, Washington state has emerged as a leader in oppression.
Nearly 2,000 state government employees got …
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By Sen. Doug Ericksen
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10/21/21
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Pretty much every day we’re reading about people either being fired or quitting over the mandatory vaccination measures.
And at least here in Washington, as I’ve read, they will …
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10/20/21
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Last Thursday’s edition of The Chronicle started wheels spinning in this old writer’s brain about dreams for our future.
The article was about the sale of a property oldtimers …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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10/20/21
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Washington's eviction moratorium has been a lifeline for many renters throughout the coronavirus pandemic. But for the good of landlords and as a step toward normalizing the economy, Gov. Jay Inslee …
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The Columbian Editorial Board
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10/20/21
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Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota was never a darling of conservatives; however, in his later years he shocked fellow Democrats by his outspoken backing for streamlining government regulations and …
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By Don C. Brunell
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10/19/21
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The Navy SEALs lost part of their living history Sept. 30 with the passing of Master Chief Petty Officer Peter Paul Slempa Jr., a plank owner (or member) of the original SEAL Team One, which formed …
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Washington's road to a payroll tax supporting long-term care has too many potholes for a smooth journey. Gov. Jay Inslee should suspend the program until legislators have an opportunity to level the …
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Last week, as high school students in my hometown of Chehalis mourned a second death by suicide of one of our community’s teenagers in the last month, a local mom and doctor decided to do …
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Over two million acres of working forests managed by the State of Washington provide a sustainable and continuous supply of timber, clean water for salmon, habitat for wildlife, family-wage jobs and …
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You’ve read it before, haven’t you? I mean the part where this so-called columnist complains about an overcrowded drawer in his file cabinet, just bulging with bits and pieces that he …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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10/13/21
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The state's web site supporting its long-term-care plan recently crashed after Washington workers scrambled to file for an exemption.
Gov. Jay Inslee should take the hint and use his emergency …
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Visitors to downtown Chehalis can don wings for flights — at least of fancy — by posing for photos in front of the new “Lifting Up Chehalis” winged mural on the side of …
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Unfortunately, what happens in Taiwan doesn’t just stay in Taiwan. It impacts us.
So when President Xi Jinping announced China’s plan to step up “unification” efforts, it …
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By Don Brunell
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10/11/21
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Public school boards are facing a lot of controversy right now. This fall, the families of 50,000 students have pulled their children out of Washington’s public schools, 5 percent of the …
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Tribal treaty rights are being attacked by so-called conservation groups that threaten legal action against our hatcheries.
Hatchery production is an essential part of salmon recovery. Along with …
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